National Guidance and Religious Affairs Minister Godfridah Sumaili says government will continue to work with the Church and traditional leaders to foster development.
Rev. Sumaili said government appreciates the role of the church and traditional leaders as they provide leadership for the people in their various capacities.
ZANIS reports that Rev. Sumaili said this when she paid a courtesy call on Chieftainess Lesa of the Lamba people in Mpongwe district.
Rev. Sumaili said government is aware of the challenges that people in Mpongwe district are faced with and pledged to address the various challenges.
“We want to commit that we will work hand in hand with you our traditional leaders as we do with the church so that together we can develop our country,” she noted.
“We will continue to improve infrastructure, and provide good health care services as well as providing quality education for our children,” she said.
And Chieftainess Lesa thanked President Edgar Lungu for striving to leave no one behind in the country’s development agenda.
PF should produce female presidential candidates. Inonge and running mate Sumaili can win elections.
Says the same minister who wanted to get rid of traditional ceremonies because they are evil. Anyways, more tea this morning, we move on.
Timely advice. We need to work together. As a senior civil servant I agree totally
The government is the people and leaders of the day.
“Work with the government”, all the chiefs must understand that the government is put in by the people and the people work worth its own people.
For how long are these people going to play this scratched record. If you have to say the same thing over and over again, you need to take stock to work out why the message is not being heard or being ignored.
All chiefs in Zambia have been working with every government that has come and gone. To abuse our traditional chiefs for political expediency is unacceptable. PF government hoodwinks our traditional chiefs by acknowledging their challenges year after year but fail to address them year after year coated with false promises of year after year.
What will be this ladys achievements after she leaves government. What will she tell her grandchildren on what she did for the country as a minister. Practically nothing!